The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, with support from the World Bank, is seeking expressions of interest from qualified consulting firms to conduct a comprehensive identification, documentation, and evaluation of climate-smart technologies (CSTs) and bes

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRM SELECTION)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Agriculture Value Chain Development for Climate Resilience and Jobs in Ethiopia (P510576)

Grant No.: E5760

Assignment Title: Consultancy service for Inventory of Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovations and Formulation of Agriculture Value chain SMART-PACKS

Reference No.: ET-MOLF-551197-CS-QCBS

The FDRE Government of Ethiopia is implementing preparatory activities under the Agriculture Value Chains Development for Productivity, Commercialization and Jobs in Ethiopia (AVC4Jobs) program, which is being designed with support from the World Bank.

The AVC4Jobs program aims to enhance Productivity, commercialization, and Job creation across Ethiopia's crop and livestock value chains through innovation, digitalization, and institutional strengthening.

The Ministry intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant recruit a qualified consulting firm to conduct a comprehensive identification, documentation, and evaluation of climate- smart technologies and best practices across crop, livestock, and natural resource management systems in Ethiopia through National Competitive approach.

The overall objective of the consultancy is to identify, evaluate, and document proven climate-smart technologies (CSTs) and best practices that enhance productivity, resilience, commercialization, and job creation across key crop and livestock value chains, while ensuring food security and sustainable resource management.

• Conduct consultations with federal and regional bureaus, research institutions, and development partners.
• Data collection and field assessment
• Analysis and Evaluation
• Evaluate technologies based on technical performance, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability. 
• Assess the contribution of each technology to resilience, GHG mitigation, and job creation along the value chain,
• Database and Knowledge Product Development
• Capacity Building and Dissemination

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the client's address depicted here under or can be accessed on request from belay.tariku@moa.gov.et  or / tamratterfassa@moa.gov.et  The Ministry of Agriculture now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The short-listing criteria are: core business and years in business, relevant experience, technical and managerial capability of the firm. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers" July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018, November 2020 and or Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services July 2016 ("Procurement Regulations"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall bejointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: from 09:00 A.M to 12:30 A.M hours and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM hours, Mondays to Thursdays and 09:00 A.M to 11:30 A.M and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM hours on Fridays.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person

and by (e-mail: (belay.tariku@moa.gov.et or/ tamratterfassa@moa.gov.et)  on July 09,2026 or before 16:00 P.M.

Important Notice 

This notice is issued to solicit Expressions of Interest for the purpose of shortlisting. It does  not constitute a request for proposals. Only shortlisted firms will be invited to submit technical And financial proposals.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture

Executives for Procurement of MoA

Street Address: CMC Road, behind Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration,

Bole 12/13 Floor/ Room number: Block A; 2nd Floor, Room number 201

Addis Ababa

Ministry of Agriculture

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-07-09
• Bid closing time: 16:00
• Bid opening: 2026-07-09 16:00
• Bid opening (note): No Specific Opening date and time
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Ministry of Agriculture
• Buyer address: CMC Road, behind the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration, Bole 12/13 Floor/ Room number: Block A; 2nd Floor, Room number 201
• Published: Jun 27, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-06-27T07:51:20.000Z
• Buyer website: https://www.moa.gov.et